Do plate/tag covers work???

Do plate/tag covers work???

Here in Massachusetts, a lot of police cars have automatic laser tag readers, so that every car that the cruiser passes gets a look see by the big computer. They make a lot of low priority arrests as a result of catching folks with outstanding warrants.

Now a lot of folks are putting laser defeating covers over their tags, so that big brother can't track them. I note that the majority of the speeders on the Mass Pike have them. Do they defeat radar too? I don't see how they could.

I do not intentionally speed or run red lights although I got nailed about a year ago. I slowed down but turned right on red and they got me. I paid the fine. I will not spend $50.00 on doctoring my plates as I have no intention of violating any laws.

I intentionally exceed speed limits, but I do not run red lights. Still, I've never bothered about a radar detector.

By the way, radar detectors are not illegal in most states. While there may be a couple more, the only states I know of where they're not allowed are Connecticut and North Carolina.

Every time we get in the car I hope and pray that a cop will pull him over and give him a NICE FAT SPEEDING TICKET!!!

Well, you got halfway there. I was pulled over a few minutes ago for going 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. The officer who pulled me over asked whether I'd had a speeding ticket in the past year, and when I said I'd never had one he said, "Well, you won't be getting one today, then." He then took my license back to his car and checked. Then he returned, handed me my license and said "You're right. No tickets for anything." And then he said it's easy to be going over the limit on that stretch of road.

I use to drive pretty fast but that was several years ago. I have three autos and I do not believe any of them have ever been above 68MPH. I use cruise whenever I can. It is amazing to me how much the difference in MPG varies from 60 to 65. I drove from Knoxville to Nashville in my Caddy and the cruise was set at 60 and the big machine averaged by the computer at 31.6. I drove back to Knoxville at about 68 MPH and the fuel consumption dropped to 26.5MPG. When you are retired, you try to conserve $'s anyway possible.

Radar detectors in non-commercial vehicles are illegal only in Virginia and Washington, D.C.. Radar jammers are a different story. FYI - the cops in Virginia have radar-detector detectors, so you better unplug it, not just take it off the windshield and put it on the floor. I learned that lesson to the tune of $100 last November..........and I wasn't speeding! Also, some states will issue a summons for having the thing on your windshield....a vision impairment.

@ Porkbeaks, you are soo right! @ Bartl, nahh the plates here are just like all the others, and they do make them in Raleigh NC . Yes still made by the inmates! And all are recycled. The 10000lbs comes into play on radar detectors and the amount of booze in your system. You can get a DUI if you blow a .04 on that weight tag. And no, I have never been in that pickle!